(2019-12-11). President Trump's War on the Poor. commondreams.org The Trump administration may restrict the size of loans college students can take out, which Rev. Jesse Jackson says is a backward way to reduce student loan debt. (Photo: File Photo) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-12-11). Israeli Authorities Thwart Progress of Students and Schools over Archaeological Sites. imemc.org (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) Israeli occupation authorities, Tuesday, notified a Palestinian school in the town of Samou, to the south of Hebron, to stop working, claiming that it has been constructed in an area which threatens archaeological sites. Palestinian Ministry of Education said, in a statement, …
(2019-12-11). Popular Theatre as Cultural Resistance: Engaging Audiences Worldwide. globalresearch.ca "Primarily, I am a prose writer with axes to grind, and the theatre is a good place to do the grinding in. I prefer comedy to 'serious' drama because I believe one can get the ax sharper on the comedic …
(2019-12-11). How Africa Could Power a Green Revolution. counterpunch.org Just before this year's global climate summit opened in Madrid recently, researchers announced that emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels will hit a record high in 2019. Although the 0.6 percent rate of growth is less than last year's 2.1 percent, the total which must be cut to prevent the most catastrophic and irreversible More
(2019-12-11). 'The Biggest Thing You Did for Israel' Was Breaking Iran Deal — Adelson Tells Trump. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump's speech to the Israeli American Council on Saturday night in the presence of his biggest donors, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, has caused some shock waves. Largely because he referred to Jewish wealth. Here are some surprises …
(2019-12-11). Sudan's Withdrawal from Yemen Is Part of Its Alignment with the U.S. globalresearch.ca In an October article, I made the argument that Yemen has become Saudi Arabia's "Vietnam" because despite their technological, demographical and economical advantage over Yemen, it has completely failed to break the Yemeni resistance, headed by the Houthi-led Ansarullah …
(2019-12-11). From Shanghai to Chongqing: The World's Most Expensive Railway. globalresearch.ca The Yiwan Railway | Work was finally completed in 2010 on China's Yiwan Railway, a route paralleling the lake formed by the Three Gorges dam, a 380 km East — West line running through beautiful but challenging mountainous terrain from Wuhan, …
(2019-12-11). "Sin Taxes" and Orwellian Methods of Compliance that Feed the Government's Greed. globalresearch.ca "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his …
(2019-12-11). Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's "Timely Visit" to Washington. Coincides with House Impeachment Procedure. Discusses "Russiagate" with Trump in Oval Office. globalresearch.ca On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov met with Pompeo at the State Department as well as Trump in the White House Oval Office. | Several issues discussed including "Russiagate" | [Careful timing?: | "House Democrats will begin work on completing their articles of …
(2019-12-11). Trump-Pelosi Trade Maneuvers: The New NAFTA 2.0, China Tariffs, and Brazil-Argentina Steel. globalresearch.ca According to the corporate media, revisions to the USMCA demanded …
(2019-12-11). A Second Nakba in the Making. globalresearch.ca Two years ago Friday, President Donald Trump formally recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital. We knew then that this was an irresponsible and cruelly insensitive act that would do grave harm to the rights and well-being of Palestinians and put an …
(2019-12-11). White Helmets Founder Was Allegedly Assassinated, Turkish Report. globalresearch.ca Speculation is rife in the local Turkish media that the founder of the White Helmets, James Le Mesurier, might have been running away from someone before he fell or was pushed to his death in a case that was …
(2019-12-11). Last Straw as Teachers in France Join Nationwide Strike. globalresearch.ca One of the many groups taking part in the massive general strike in France this week, and joining forces with the year-long Yellow Jackets movement, are the country's public school teachers. The "coup de grâce" for teachers was the Macron …
(2019-12-11). In Wag the Dog Move, Indicted Israeli PM Netanyahu Moves to Annex 25% of Palestinian West Bank. globalresearch.ca Interim Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu committed again on Sunday that his government will steal the entire Jordan Valley from the Palestinians. He had floated this plan two months ago but now seems to be determined to move ahead. It …
(2019-12-11). Moscow Creates 'Anti-Missile Dome' over Northern Fleet as Battle for Arctic Heats Up. globalresearch.ca The international struggle for military supremacy in the Arctic has just risen to absurd new heights. | Following the collapse of the arms control regime that for decades aided the US's tenuous grip on power in the region, the US, Russia …
(2019-12-11). Big Pharma Bought Access to Your DNA from Genealogy Company and What They're Using It for Should Concern Everyone. globalresearch.ca Have you paid for an ancestry report? Perhaps someone gave it to you as a gift. Either way, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline now owns your genetic fingerprint. | In a paradigm shift that is making some people uneasy, human DNA has been …
(2019-12-11). The Uyghur Issue: How Can the U.S. Dare Lecturing China About the Rights of the Muslims? globalresearch.ca In 2019, I have written a long analysis about "the Uyghur issue"; analysis which will be soon published as a book. | For some time, I have been warning the world that the West, and the United States in particular, are …
(2019-12-11). U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—Weak Tea, at Best. globalresearch.ca The revised U.S.—Mexico—Canada Agreement (USMCA), announced today by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and endorsed by the AFL-CIO, represents a significant improvement on the draft agreement first released in 2017. Negotiators for labor and House Democrats strengthened the provisions …
(2019-12-11). On International Human Rights Day, Oppose U.S. Coup in Bolivia and Global Lawlessness: Black Alliance for Peace (BAP). globalresearch.ca December 10, 2019, on this day 71 years ago the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was launched by the United Nations. The Declaration reflected the agreed-upon principles that were expected to usher in a new period in which this …
(2019-12-11). Divide and Conquer Tactics: Millions of Deaths Triggered by the British Empire. globalresearch.ca Western historians who condemn the USSR for the deaths under Stalin‚Äã's dictatorship should shed a spotlight on ‚Äãthe millions who died under British rule‚Äã, including those in engineered famines across the Indian subcontinent. | The UK general election is a week …
(2019-12-11). US Accuses Iran Of "Increasingly Sophisticated" ROCKET Attacks, Clinton Meddling & Afghan Implosion. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/10/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-12-11). The US' New Stance on 'Israeli' Settlements Doesn't Change Anything at All. globalresearch.ca The US' new stance on "Israeli" settlements is condemnable from both the legal and ethical standpoints, but it doesn't change the reality that Tel Aviv's colonial policy won't be curtailed unless the international community summons the political will to impose …
(2019-12-11). Video: President al-Assad: Europe Was the Main Player in Creating Chaos in Syria. globalresearch.ca President Bashar al-Assad said that Syria is going to come out of the war stronger and the future of Syria is promising and the situation is much better, pointing out to the achievements of the Syrian Arab army in the …
(2019-12-11). Colombia: Medellin Will Host a Concert Pro National Strike. telesurenglish.net A student assembly of the University of Antioquia summoned at least 30 local bands to play in Medellin, on December 22nd in support of the national strike, as it happened previously in Bogota with the concert 'A song for Colombia'. | RELATED: | Riot Police Attack Peaceful Protesters in Colombian Capital | The show "will not only be musical, but will be mixed with comparsas (carnival singers)", Alejandra Montoya, one of the organizers of the ev…
(2019-12-11). New York University charges food-insecure students for "free" meals. wsws.org Last semester 1,933 students, nearly 10 percent of the school's undergraduates, utilized the Courtesy Meals Program.
(2019-12-11). No COLA, No Grades. We Will Not Submit. indybay.org Our response to administration's latest attempt to intimidate us…
(2019-12-11). UCSC Give Graduate Students a COLA! indybay.org Anakbayan Santa Cruz Stands in Solidarity with the Strike of Grad Students…
(2019-12-11). Santa Cruz Faculty Association Solidarity with Graduate Students. indybay.org The SCFA sent the following message to faculty on 12/11/19…
(2019-12-11). What Do Young People Think About Impeaching Trump? thenation.com What Do Young People Think About Impeaching Trump?
(2019-12-11). California graduate students on wildcat strike. wsws.org Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz are demanding raises to meet the cost of living in one of the country's most expensive regions.
(2019-12-11). UC Davis solidarity with UCSC striking grad students. indybay.org We UC Davis graduate students, undergraduate students, campus workers, and alumni fully support the striking graduate students at UC Santa Cruz and their demands for a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) in one of the most expensive areas to live in the world(1). Graduate students perform essential labor for the university, teaching classes, grading assignments, and helping students in office hours. The University administration knows exactly how much we get paid and how much housing costs, and yet for countless years now they have refused to do anything to alleviate the crisis at Santa Cruz, at Davis, and beyond.
(2019-12-11). An Evening for Chile: teach in, discussion, music, and stories. indybay.org SubRosa Community Space | 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz…
(2019-12-11). Selected Articles: USMCA. The New NAFTA 2.0. globalresearch.ca 
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer" | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …
(2019-12-11). Experts baffled after finding thousands of strange HOLES in the seabed off California (IMAGES). rt.com 
Researchers scanning the deep seabed off the coast of California at the site of a proposed wind-energy farm have made an alarming discovery: thousands of mysterious holes, some as deep as 5 meters (16 feet). | Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) discovered some of these 'pockmarks' during a sonar survey of the area 20 years ago. However, new and much more detailed studies of the seafloor have revealed the alarming extent of the situation, with over 5,200 pockmarks spread out across 1,300 square kilometers. | And the problem doesn't stop there. | The MBARI also says that these h…
(2019-12-11). UK Politicians Are Cynically Using London Bridge Attack to Drum Up Votes. truthout.org A man recently released from prison on terrorism charges attended a conference on criminal legal reform in London and, wearing a fake explosive vest, stabbed fellow attendees, killing two people, Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones. Merritt was a course coordinator for Learning Together, an education program bringing students from outside prison walls inside them to learn alongside people who are incarcerated. Jones was a graduate…
(2019-12-11). Video: Russian Troops Entered Raqqah City in Northern Syria for First Time Ever. globalresearch.ca On December 9, Russian forces entered the city of Raqqah for the first time since the start of their anti-terrorism operation in 2015. A unit of the Russian Military Police set up a temporary humanitarian point and provided locals with …
(2019-12-11). US Lobbyists Prepare to Seize "Historic Opportunity" in Tory-led Brexit to Shred Consumer Safeguards, Raise Drug Prices. globalresearch.ca Boris Johnson's election on December 12 hinges on the British prime minister's promise to leave the European Union. Johnson has remade the Conservative Party, pushing out longtime party members wary of a firm break from the EU, to cast the …
(2019-12-10). Who Spied on Julian Assange? globalresearch.ca The Julian Assange drama drags on. Though he continues to sit in a top security British prison awaiting developments in his expected extradition to the United States, the Spanish High Court has been given permission to interview him. Assange …
(2019-12-10). World's Central Banks Buying up Gold, Ditching Dollar: Goldman Sachs. telesurenglish.net Central banks worldwide are consuming 20 percent global supply of gold as a part of a de-dollarization strategy – reducing the dollar's dominance of global markets-, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | RELATED: | Social Inequality is Generating Conflict in Latin America: UNDP | "De-dollarization in central banks – demand from central banks for gold is biggest since the Nixon era, eating up 20% of global supply," the Head of Global Commodities Research at Goldman Jeff Currie…
(2019-12-10). Algeria: Protesters Rally Against Dec. 12 Presidential Election. telesurenglish.net As presidential elections are due to take place Thursday in Algeria, protests continue, denouncing the upcoming vote as offering no real choice and being a mere mechanism to keep in power the political system demonstrators are fighting since the beginning of the year. | RELATED: | We Won't Back Any Candidate for Elections: Algerian Army Chief | Students, joined by other sectors of the society, took to the main streets of the capital Algiers to demand the cancelation of the elections. They…
(2019-12-10). Harvard Faculty Have a Rare Chance to Act in Solidarity With Striking Student Workers. thenation.com Robert D. Johnston, Benjamin H. Johnson Harvard Faculty Have a Rare Chance to Act in Solidarity With Striking Student Workers…
(2019-12-10). Chicago: Striking unions honored at People's Thanksgiving. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Thunderous applause greeted officers and strikers from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 at an event sponsored by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The 28th People's Thanksgiving, a fundraiser for Fight Back! brought over 100 people together to recognize the historic Chicago Public School strike by the two unions. | In the words of CTU Vice President Stacy Davis Gates, "The work we do is to dismantle white supremacy." She vowed that the union will be "bolder, more aggressive and impatient" and to have a "Chicago that reflects the nee…
(2019-12-10). Nearly 175 Saudi aviation students grounded after Pensacola base shooting. rt.com 
Some 175 Saudi Arabian military aviation students have been grounded in a "safety stand-down," just days after Saudi Air Force lieutenant Mohammed Alshamrani shot and killed three sailors at Pensacola Naval Air Station. | "A safety stand-down and operational pause commenced Monday for Saudi Arabian aviation students," Navy spokeswoman Lieutenant Andriana Genualdi told Reuters on Tuesday, explaining that the grounding covered Naval Air Station Whiting Field and Naval Air Station Mayport in addition to Naval Air Station Pensacola. | Alshamrani, one of several hundred foreign aviation trainees at the Pensacola ba…
(2019-12-10). O uso militar escondido da tecnologia 5G. globalresearch.ca Na Cimeira de Londres, os 29 países da NATO comprometeram-se a "garantir a seguranàßa das nossas comunicaàßàµes, incluindo a 5G". Por que razà£o esta tecnologia da quinta geraàßà£o da transmissà£o móvel é tà£o importante para a NATO? | Embora as tecnologias …
(2019-12-09). Arizona educators, progressives confront ALEC summit and Betsy DeVos. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – On December 4, a coalition of union educators, immigrant rights, police crimes, and climate change activists confronted the agenda of corporations like UPS and energy industry giants and billionaires like Charles Koch and Sheldon Achelson. At its height the crowd numbered around 200 with signs reading: "ALEC: Oligarchy in progress" and "Privatization, criminalization, incarceration, climate change, imperialism: #ALECisBehindIt." | The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a notorious organization of hardcore conservatives, was holding its States and Nation Policy Summit in Arizona. ALEC hoste…
(2019-12-09). Iran False Flag, Bolivia's Coup Gov Seeks Israel's Help, Israel's Been In Yemen 'Since Day One'. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/8/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-12-09). Human Rights Day celebrates 'tremendous activism' of the world's young people. news.un.org Activists, students and UN officials came together on Tuesday to pay tribute to young people's "tremendous activism" in promoting human rights for everyone.
(2019-12-08). Israel Bombs Gaza, Israeli Bot Group Caught Spreading Hate & US Admits Houthis Not "Iran Proxy" thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-12-07). Permafrost Hits a Grim Threshold. dissidentvoice.org 
For tens of thousands of years the Arctic's carbon sink has been a powerful dynamic in functionality of the Earth System. However, that all-important functionality has been crippled and could be permanently severed. According to new research based upon field observations conducted from 2003 to 2017, a large-scale carbon emission shift in the Earth System …
(2019-12-07). How Media Turn Support for Public Schools Into Opposition to Children of Color. fair.org 
by Julie Hollar | Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic presidential candidates are rejecting the Obama administration's embrace of charter schools, and media observers aren't taking kindly to it. "Minority Voters Chafe as Democratic Candidates Abandon Charter Schools," blared a recent New York Times headline ( 11/26/19). "The front-runners for the presidential nomination are moving away from the charter school movement, and black and Latino families ask why…